Semyon Fyodorovich Zhavoronkov (; – 6 June 1967) was an officer of the Soviet Naval Air Force. Zhavoronkov was born in the village of Sidorovskaya,

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, and from 1910 worked in a textile factory in nearby

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. He was Commanding General of the Soviet Naval Air Force during

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(1939–1945). Under his leadership, aviators of the

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made a number of air strikes on military and industrial facilities in and around

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that began in August and September 1941. In February 1945, Zhavoronkov organized the flights of delegations to the

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. From 1949 to 1957, he was head of

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, the Soviet national civilian airline. He retired from the military in 1959.

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1899 births 1967 deaths People from Vichuga Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Lenin Military Political Academy alumni Recipients of the Order of Kutuzov, 2nd class Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of Nakhimov, 1st class Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Order of Ushakov, 1st class {{Russia-mil-bio-stub Soviet Air Force marshals Soviet military personnel of the Russian Civil War Soviet military personnel of the Winter War Soviet Navy personnel Soviet World War II pilots Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery